ECHR: Denial of permission for prisoner to attend religious services outside prison during COVID-19 pandemic did not violate Convention

12. Oktober 2022 — Georg Neureither

In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Constantin-Lucian Spînu v. Romania (application no. 29443/20) the European Court of Human Rights held, unanimously, that there had been no violation of Article 9 (right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned a refusal by the national authorities, on grounds of measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, to let a prisoner attend religious services outside Jilava Prison. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »

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EGMR: Requiring a prisoner to prove a change of religion in order to be allowed to practise that religion in prison breached the Convention

10. November 2020 — Georg Neureither

In today’s Chamber judgment in the case of Neagu v. Romania (application no. 21969/15) the European Court of Human Rights held, by a majority, that there had been a violation of Article 9 (right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion) of the European Convention on Human Rights. The case concerned a prisoner who had converted to Islam while in detention. He complained of the refusal of the Romanian authorities to provide him with pork-free meals, in accordance with the precepts of his religion, unless he furnished proof that he was an adherent of that religion. Den Rest des Beitrags lesen »

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